diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-present.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-present.c
index f349f711b..68e4a74fc 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-present.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-present.c
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ xwl_present_reset_timer(struct xwl_present_window *xwl_present_window)
         CARD32 timeout;
 
         if (xwl_window && xwl_window->frame_callback &&
-            !xorg_list_is_empty(&xwl_present_window->frame_callback_list))
+            !xorg_list_is_empty(&xwl_present_window->frame_callback_list) &&
+            !xwl_window->suspended)
             timeout = TIMER_LEN_FLIP;
         else
             timeout = TIMER_LEN_COPY;
diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c
index 5ccf0ee50..320b24e32 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ xwl_property_callback(CallbackListPtr *pcbl, void *closure,
 {
     ScreenPtr screen = closure;
     PropertyStateRec *rec = calldata;
-    struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen;
     struct xwl_window *xwl_window;
 
     if (rec->win->drawable.pScreen != screen)
@@ -181,10 +180,7 @@ xwl_property_callback(CallbackListPtr *pcbl, void *closure,
     if (!xwl_window)
         return;
 
-    xwl_screen = xwl_screen_get(screen);
-
-    if (rec->prop->propertyName == xwl_screen->allow_commits_prop)
-        xwl_window_update_property(xwl_window, rec);
+    xwl_window_update_property(xwl_window, rec);
 }
 
 #ifdef XACE
@@ -204,7 +200,8 @@ xwl_access_property_callback(CallbackListPtr *pcbl, void *closure,
     ScreenPtr pScreen = closure;
     struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen = xwl_screen_get(pScreen);
 
-    if (prop->propertyName == xwl_screen->allow_commits_prop) {
+    if (prop->propertyName == xwl_screen->allow_commits_prop ||
+        prop->propertyName == xwl_screen->suspended_prop) {
         /* Only the WM and the Xserver itself */
         if (client != serverClient &&
             client->index != xwl_screen->wm_client_id &&
@@ -871,6 +868,7 @@ Bool
 xwl_screen_init(ScreenPtr pScreen, int argc, char **argv)
 {
     static const char allow_commits[] = "_XWAYLAND_ALLOW_COMMITS";
+    static const char suspended[] = "_XWAYLAND_SUSPENDED";
     struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen;
     Pixel red_mask, blue_mask, green_mask;
     int ret, bpc, green_bpc, i;
@@ -1181,6 +1179,12 @@ xwl_screen_init(ScreenPtr pScreen, int argc, char **argv)
     if (xwl_screen->allow_commits_prop == BAD_RESOURCE)
         return FALSE;
 
+    xwl_screen->suspended_prop = MakeAtom(suspended,
+                                          strlen(suspended),
+                                          TRUE);
+    if (xwl_screen->suspended_prop == BAD_RESOURCE)
+        return FALSE;
+
     AddCallback(&PropertyStateCallback, xwl_property_callback, pScreen);
     AddCallback(&RootWindowFinalizeCallback, xwl_root_window_finalized_callback, pScreen);
 #ifdef XACE
diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.h b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.h
index ffbaa09e7..538e8db8d 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.h
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.h
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ struct xwl_screen {
     struct glamor_context *glamor_ctx;
 
     Atom allow_commits_prop;
+    Atom suspended_prop;
 
     /* The preferred GLVND vendor. If NULL, "mesa" is assumed. */
     const char *glvnd_vendor;
diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-window.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-window.c
index 9c3efa0b6..06b007eb7 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-window.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-window.c
@@ -172,17 +172,67 @@ xwl_window_set_allow_commits_from_property(struct xwl_window *xwl_window,
     xwl_window_set_allow_commits(xwl_window, !!propdata[0], "from property");
 }
 
+static void
+xwl_window_set_suspended(struct xwl_window *xwl_window, Bool suspended,
+                         const char *debug_msg)
+{
+    xwl_window->suspended = suspended;
+    DebugF("XWAYLAND: win %d suspended = %u (%s)\n",
+           xwl_window->toplevel->drawable.id, suspended, debug_msg);
+}
+
+static void
+xwl_window_reset_suspended(struct xwl_window *xwl_window, const char *debug_msg)
+{
+    xwl_window_set_suspended(xwl_window, FALSE, debug_msg);
+}
+
+static void
+xwl_window_set_suspended_from_property(struct xwl_window *xwl_window, PropertyPtr prop)
+{
+    static Bool warned = FALSE;
+    CARD32 *propdata;
+
+    if (prop->propertyName != xwl_window->xwl_screen->suspended_prop)
+        FatalError("Xwayland internal error: prop mismatch in %s.\n", __func__);
+
+    if (prop->type != XA_CARDINAL || prop->format != 32 || prop->size != 1) {
+        /* Not properly set, so fall back to the default value */
+        xwl_window_reset_suspended(xwl_window, "WM fault");
+
+        if (!warned) {
+            LogMessageVerb(X_WARNING, 0, "Window manager is misusing property %s.\n",
+                           NameForAtom(prop->propertyName));
+            warned = TRUE;
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
+    propdata = prop->data;
+    xwl_window_set_suspended(xwl_window, !!propdata[0], "from property");
+}
+
 void
 xwl_window_update_property(struct xwl_window *xwl_window,
                            PropertyStateRec *propstate)
 {
+    struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen = xwl_window->xwl_screen;
+
     switch (propstate->state) {
     case PropertyNewValue:
-        xwl_window_set_allow_commits_from_property(xwl_window, propstate->prop);
+        if (propstate->prop->propertyName == xwl_screen->allow_commits_prop) {
+            xwl_window_set_allow_commits_from_property(xwl_window, propstate->prop);
+        } else if (propstate->prop->propertyName == xwl_screen->suspended_prop) {
+            xwl_window_set_suspended_from_property(xwl_window, propstate->prop);
+        }
         break;
 
     case PropertyDelete:
-        xwl_window_set_allow_commits(xwl_window, TRUE, "property deleted");
+        if (propstate->prop->propertyName == xwl_screen->allow_commits_prop) {
+            xwl_window_set_allow_commits(xwl_window, TRUE, "property deleted");
+        } else if (propstate->prop->propertyName == xwl_screen->suspended_prop) {
+            xwl_window_reset_suspended(xwl_window, "property deleted");
+        }
         break;
 
     default:
diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-window.h b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-window.h
index 0e8e54922..0323005d0 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-window.h
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-window.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ struct xwl_window {
     struct xorg_list link_damage;
     struct xorg_list link_window;
     struct wl_callback *frame_callback;
+    Bool suspended;
     Bool allow_commits;
     struct xorg_list window_buffers_available;
     struct xorg_list window_buffers_unavailable;